Universal Ballet's General Director, Julia H. Moon, will be the recipient of the 2012 International Citation of Merit at the Seoul 2012 ISPA Congress, Cultural Shifts.

Julia H. Moon has made great contribution to popularizing ballet among Koreans and to elevating Korean ballet to a global level.

In 2010, Julia H. Moon has received the Order of Cultural Merit, Hwagwan Class, from Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Korea for making exceptional contribution to the development of culture and arts in Korea and has received several awards such Korea’s Arts and Culture Awards in 1999.